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>> public, private president roosevelt said that public sector unions would be a problem for the united states. even fdr says they shouldn't have collective bargaining rights but the public when you do polls today, you are the evil guy who took away their rights. >> the unions poured $4 million and 5 amendment into tv rights and talked about rights. >> there is a radical move the rights of trusted public employees. >> taking away of union rights is not right. >> anything, human rights, civil rights, collective bargaining rights. this is an extensive entitlement >> like the size of bulletin boards. >> this is what you got in the rules to put up a bulletin board. this is why governments go broke. >> how can you do this? >> i can see it may cripple an employer. i'm being facetious. let's get back to the real subject. >> john: like salary and pension deal? does the state senator know about that. >> building painters and school districts get compensation of $98,000. bus drivers make 67 figure salaries. >> do they really. if you take an overall package it's going rich every than what you see
>> public, private president roosevelt said that public sector unions would be a problem for the united states. even fdr says they shouldn't have collective bargaining rights but the public when you do polls today, you are the evil guy who took away their rights. >> the unions poured $4 million and 5 amendment into tv rights and talked about rights. >> there is a radical move the rights of trusted public employees. >> taking away of union rights is not right. >>...
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it's not just about what's happening in the united states. it's not just about the criminal and civil. it's also about whwh's happening in france. so he's going to have to balance all of these legal issues at once. which is tricky. >> and his political career, or what's left of it. >> absolutely. >> dan, thanks very much. >>> and thank you for watching abc news. we hope you tune in for "good morning america" and tomorrow night be sure to watch our "primetime nightline" celebrity
it's not just about what's happening in the united states. it's not just about the criminal and civil. it's also about whwh's happening in france. so he's going to have to balance all of these legal issues at once. which is tricky. >> and his political career, or what's left of it. >> absolutely. >> dan, thanks very much. >>> and thank you for watching abc news. we hope you tune in for "good morning america" and tomorrow night be sure to watch our...
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the attackers are supporters of president bashar al assad, whose regime accuses the united states of encouraging the uprising against his dictatorship. last week, american ambassador robert ford visited the city of hama during huge anti-assad protests. he was greeted with cheers and flowers. today's attack and violence over the weekend are the regime's payback. but america's ambassador isn't backing down. despite the embassy attack, the state department says ambassador ford will stay in damascus, today calling his role there "essential." diane. >> thanks so much, alex. >>> and back in this country, our "made in america" summer is in full swing with our biggest challenge yet. as we all look for ways that can help support jobs right here at home. and our tireless team, david muir and sharyn alfonsi, have hit the road, knocking on doors. and they found that everyone in the neighborhood gets knocking too. >> we had no idea our "made in america" journey this time would hardly be just the two of us. less than an hour after we arrived in our newest neighborhood, this. >> are you all ready?
the attackers are supporters of president bashar al assad, whose regime accuses the united states of encouraging the uprising against his dictatorship. last week, american ambassador robert ford visited the city of hama during huge anti-assad protests. he was greeted with cheers and flowers. today's attack and violence over the weekend are the regime's payback. but america's ambassador isn't backing down. despite the embassy attack, the state department says ambassador ford will stay in...
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>> you have to make us feel like we're important in the united. you can't make us feel like we're invisible. if i see television, piers, it's as black and white to me as the day it was invented. you can't ignore the largest demographic in the united states is latino. we don't see them in advertising. we don't see them in anchors much we see them in television shows in spanish. my show struggles for ratings and struggles for publicity when other shows get publicity and get nominated for emmys and do all of those things. i understand. it's a condition. >> one in six americans are now considered to be latino. >> absolutely. and with that comes power. power comes in economically. we do have a lot of resources. but we're not together. if we ever really got together it would be interesting to see. >> as that latino population increases, of course, the power base of that electorate increases. >> right. >> you've said you might flirt with the mayorship of los angeles. have you got bigger political aspirations? >> actually, no. then the background check ge
>> you have to make us feel like we're important in the united. you can't make us feel like we're invisible. if i see television, piers, it's as black and white to me as the day it was invented. you can't ignore the largest demographic in the united states is latino. we don't see them in advertising. we don't see them in anchors much we see them in television shows in spanish. my show struggles for ratings and struggles for publicity when other shows get publicity and get nominated for...
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we're going to forgive and move on and we're going to be a country that unites. and that's exactly what's happened. >> and a lot of politicians can say that, but it will have no effect. and he actually has -- his cause and effect was brilliant. >> have you met him? >> yes, yes. >> when did you meet him? >> the first time i met him, i had just won the academy award. that was the first time i met him. >> what does he say to you? >> the nicest things that any icon or hero could possibly say to you. things that i'm so not deserving of. >> like what? >> just, you know, giving me credit for being a south african and putting south africa on the map, which i didn't, but i'll take that any day from nelson mandela. >> but it was a big deal for a south african to win an oscar. not many south africans have won oscars over the years. >> none in that category. >> any other? >> yes. >> women? >> yeah. >> who else? >> i don't know about woman. >> quite something. >> it's pretty special. pretty special. yeah. for this farm girl, it's pretty special. >> pretty extraordinary. and i
we're going to forgive and move on and we're going to be a country that unites. and that's exactly what's happened. >> and a lot of politicians can say that, but it will have no effect. and he actually has -- his cause and effect was brilliant. >> have you met him? >> yes, yes. >> when did you meet him? >> the first time i met him, i had just won the academy award. that was the first time i met him. >> what does he say to you? >> the nicest things that...
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bush was the president of the united states. secret service had concerns because of the war on terror and they thought she may be a target, since people knew where she was. jail offs are telling me this is likely going to -- jail officials are telling me this is likely going to be one of those situations. nobody is going to get a shot of casey anthony. they are going to try to get her out without anybody spotting her. they are not just doing it for her safety. they are doing it for the safety of the media and whatever protesters have been out here. as we've seen in the past, emotions run high. in the past she has been bummed by people trying to get at her. the media -- bumped by people trying to get at her. the media has been pushed around. they've got at least three plans in place at this point in time they nor not sure which one of those plans they are going to be going with. sounds like it is going to be a game time decision. they want to see how this area is covered by the public and the media sunday. then they'll go with wh
bush was the president of the united states. secret service had concerns because of the war on terror and they thought she may be a target, since people knew where she was. jail offs are telling me this is likely going to -- jail officials are telling me this is likely going to be one of those situations. nobody is going to get a shot of casey anthony. they are going to try to get her out without anybody spotting her. they are not just doing it for her safety. they are doing it for the safety...
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the united states is the most charitable country on the face of the earth. we believe that individuals need to make the choices. we have to get away from the cia operative cotmy and idea -- dichotomy. if you believe the loyal thing is rewarding entrepreneurship. if you believe it is unfair for the state to force people to may more than the state needs to function. no, i want to help the poor with a basic standard of living and create an opportunity society where everybody can rise. that is why your ancestors came here, for that, not for forced income redistribution. >> i would like to add the pure libertarian point if you remove the government safety net it is okay with me because i think a private safety net would come in and fill that and do it much better. next, what if we do keep piling on the debt and can't pay our bills? what happens. that has already happened on a smaller scale here in america. smaller scale here in america. and we'll see you where and [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combina
the united states is the most charitable country on the face of the earth. we believe that individuals need to make the choices. we have to get away from the cia operative cotmy and idea -- dichotomy. if you believe the loyal thing is rewarding entrepreneurship. if you believe it is unfair for the state to force people to may more than the state needs to function. no, i want to help the poor with a basic standard of living and create an opportunity society where everybody can rise. that is why...
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they don't know what's going to happen in the united states is downgraded. i think that's what's most dangerous here. sill wish people would take that more seriously. >> i've just come back from europe, there's a disparages disbelief. last thursday there was a big meeting about the euro zone crisis. whatever you think of the plan they come up, however, they all came together, came up with a plafç to avert crisis. looking at washington's politicians and thinking, hey, hang on a minute, they're as -- >> didn't you run a bureau -- >> i was in italy last week in fact. the analogy is apt. the difference is the market shook italy two weeks ago into doing something. they pass add 40 billion euro austerity plan, because the market freaked out. >> and in england as well. we held that deficit reduction, because we were worried about the market. here? >> i want to go back to jonathan's point, and this is -- i think people are trying to understand the implications. because america is the reserve currency of the world, because all the oil, the commodities, everything th
they don't know what's going to happen in the united states is downgraded. i think that's what's most dangerous here. sill wish people would take that more seriously. >> i've just come back from europe, there's a disparages disbelief. last thursday there was a big meeting about the euro zone crisis. whatever you think of the plan they come up, however, they all came together, came up with a plafç to avert crisis. looking at washington's politicians and thinking, hey, hang on a minute,...
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it's not and balance but biltuil built on th principles of cut, cap and balance that can pass the united states senate as well as the house. time's running short. i'm urging my colleagues to support it and urging senate colleagues to support it as well. i think it would be irresponsible for the president to veto such legislation, because it is a common sense plan and will help us avoid default. it's time to get serious about solving america's problems, and i believe our plan is a good step in the right direction. >> the plan that we just introduced to our members is a well thought out and reasoned plan in which no side gets all that they want. we put out our plan as to what it is that we want. the cut, cap and balance plan last week. this plan is not that. the president said that he wants higher taxes and he wants a vote through the election. this plan doesn't have that in it. so it is a situation where no side gets all that they want. this is a responsible plan that addresses the urgency of trying to make sure we avoid default, which i know that we will, but then it sets in motion a pro
it's not and balance but biltuil built on th principles of cut, cap and balance that can pass the united states senate as well as the house. time's running short. i'm urging my colleagues to support it and urging senate colleagues to support it as well. i think it would be irresponsible for the president to veto such legislation, because it is a common sense plan and will help us avoid default. it's time to get serious about solving america's problems, and i believe our plan is a good step in...
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fundamental disagreement about the size and shape of the united states government. it's really unfortunate that they're deciding to do that at a time when we're running out of money. the technical aspects are this. right? we've already hit the debt ceiling. everybody who says oh, we're going to hit debt ceiling on the 2nd of august, that's already happened. happened back on may 16th. since then the treasury department, treasury secretary geithner, has been moving money around. he's been putting off payments. he's been taking things out of pension funds. all that -- >> using a credit card, essentially. >> using a credit card. and now what are we doing? we're running up the balance on the credit card. so come tuesday in theory we're going to run out of money. >> what does it mean for the average american consumer at home who's watching this, they're worried, they're anxious, they're not quite sure what this will actually mean for them and their domestic budget. >> here's -- so a couple of things first of all, as i said, the stock market. you're going to see on tuesday
fundamental disagreement about the size and shape of the united states government. it's really unfortunate that they're deciding to do that at a time when we're running out of money. the technical aspects are this. right? we've already hit the debt ceiling. everybody who says oh, we're going to hit debt ceiling on the 2nd of august, that's already happened. happened back on may 16th. since then the treasury department, treasury secretary geithner, has been moving money around. he's been putting...
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. >> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. the debt ceiling should not be something that uses a gun against the heads of the american people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of oil -- gasoline has gone up so high. the notion that the u.s. is going to default on its debt is just irresponsible, and my expectation is that over the next week to two weeks, that congress, working with the white house, comes up with a deal that solves our deficit, solves our debt problems, and makes sure that our full faith and credit is protected. >> joining me now is gene sperling, the director of the economic council, gene, thanks so much. you were in the white house in 1995, the last time there was a democratic president in a republican-led house. what do you think has changed, what strikes you as different this time around? >> well, truthfully, what we have inherited is much worse. obviously, in '95 we were fighting to bring the deficit down, but we pass
. >> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. the debt ceiling should not be something that uses a gun against the heads of the american people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of oil -- gasoline has gone up so high. the notion that the u.s. is going to default on its debt is just irresponsible, and my expectation is that over the next week to two weeks, that congress,...
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the hague has already set up a specialist unit with 50 detectives. meanwhile, a march through downtown oslo had to be canceled last night, because there were too many people. 150,000 mourners flooded the city. nbc's jay gray is live for us in oslo. fill us in about what please are saying about the potential of these two cells. >> reporter: they're definitely looking into the possibility, though they still contend this was an act done by just breivik hiship. yeah, they want to know who he's associated with. his lawyer has said he's been involved with other cells. he wouldn't say what countries and wouldn't say how many, so that's where the investigation stands at this point, but police very curious to know who he has discussed things with and how this all caming to. >> jay gray, thank you. >>> a group of lucky teens are now telling their harrowing story. the boys say they were practices survival skills near a riverbed when the expedition turned into a nightmare. >> when i saw the bear initially, the bear was probably about 15 feet from the first hiker
the hague has already set up a specialist unit with 50 detectives. meanwhile, a march through downtown oslo had to be canceled last night, because there were too many people. 150,000 mourners flooded the city. nbc's jay gray is live for us in oslo. fill us in about what please are saying about the potential of these two cells. >> reporter: they're definitely looking into the possibility, though they still contend this was an act done by just breivik hiship. yeah, they want to know who...
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is it a fair comparison to look at them and us at the same time. >> by the numbers, the united states isn't that far off from greece. for every dollar that our government is spending, they're borrowing $.40. and that money has to come from somewhere. so we continue to add to our borrowing while at the same time we're not producing that much more as far as gdp output. so the big issue going forward facing the united states is not only that we're similar in terms of our numbers but the bigger issue is we're interconnected. united states is a much bigger player on the world stage than greece. >> mitchell: in the middle of this kay chaos how do you explain it. >> putting these issues on the back burner and inon said it focused on manufacturing, a huge driver of growth and this week we got some strong data on it. >> mitchell: rebecca jarvis. thanks very much. it's rough being a teenager looking for a job. the numbers show 24% of 16-19 year olds are unemployed. their main competition, older workers who at these times are after the same jobs. we take a look at what's happening to all those t
is it a fair comparison to look at them and us at the same time. >> by the numbers, the united states isn't that far off from greece. for every dollar that our government is spending, they're borrowing $.40. and that money has to come from somewhere. so we continue to add to our borrowing while at the same time we're not producing that much more as far as gdp output. so the big issue going forward facing the united states is not only that we're similar in terms of our numbers but the...
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president obama gave two billion to the united nations. he's promised 150 billion to greece. why are we proping up greece? we believe that money needs to be printed and borrow as it stands . stop spending money we don't have. >> the logistics of it if we don't cut a deal and pass it through the congress, power is handed over to timothy githener and the executives. >> mike: last one in america to have control. he didn't know how to pay his own taxes. >> i agree. he is totally incompetent but that is his job is to pay. it is obama's problem and githener's problem. if they don't pay social security. money is there to do it. no more extensions on your credit card, congress. >> mike: even the tea party members don't totally that is an important point. here's what i think is a point of agreement. the republicans have to hold their ground on cut cap and balance. but recognize practically in the end they will not get it through. lay it on the table and keep it on the table. when they don't win it. push that next time and let that be the deciding point. if you are with us. 60 senators
president obama gave two billion to the united nations. he's promised 150 billion to greece. why are we proping up greece? we believe that money needs to be printed and borrow as it stands . stop spending money we don't have. >> the logistics of it if we don't cut a deal and pass it through the congress, power is handed over to timothy githener and the executives. >> mike: last one in america to have control. he didn't know how to pay his own taxes. >> i agree. he is totally...
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open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. >>> after 9/11 the united states started jailing people in a way we have not done before, without putting them on trial. that's the kind of thing we used to condemn over countries, that used to make us crow about our devotion to the law. but beyond how we put people in prison and if we believe that's a thing that needs to be done beyond the bounds of law, we also started holding people in new places. the cia started holding people in secret prisons. investigative reporters following airplane tail members think they turned up evidence of these cia black site prisons in places like poland and romania and thailand, among others. the u.s. military also started holding prisoners in countries where they were captured and in some cases back in the united states and even in a corner of a hostile communist country in the caribbean. our off-shore prison, set up there to avoid the jurisdiction of any country's laws, including our own. but lest we think that pretty much covers it in term of 9/11 putting people in prison, here's a new on
open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. >>> after 9/11 the united states started jailing people in a way we have not done before, without putting them on trial. that's the kind of thing we used to condemn over countries, that used to make us crow about our devotion to the law. but beyond how we put people in prison and if we believe that's a thing that needs to be done beyond the bounds of law, we also started holding people in new places. the cia started holding...
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i believe that the united states will pay its bills and we will honor the full faith and credit of our country. >> i'm no on raising the debt ceiling right now. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate michelle bachmann and two other g.o.p. representatives insisted today that president obama and the federal reserve chairman are over-stating the risks of default. >> so i would encourage our speaker, quit believing the president when he makes these, using these scare tactics. there's money there regardless of what we do. >> reporter: those three members introduced legislation today that would pay the troops first if there's a government shortfall. but when we asked them who shouldn't get paid? they didn't have an answer, russ, and neither it seems does anyone else up here. >> mitchell: nancy cordes, on capital hill, thank you very much. we want to go now to chip reid at the white house, with the latest on the negotiations there. chip, good evening. republican sources say today's meeting ended on a tense note with the president pushing his chair back and abruptly leaving the room. i
i believe that the united states will pay its bills and we will honor the full faith and credit of our country. >> i'm no on raising the debt ceiling right now. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate michelle bachmann and two other g.o.p. representatives insisted today that president obama and the federal reserve chairman are over-stating the risks of default. >> so i would encourage our speaker, quit believing the president when he makes these, using these scare...
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that is common throughout the united states. >> i understand that it is common. but -- and this is sort of -- you hope that you get a lesson out of something, even something as, you know, not everybody believes this is the pressing matter of the day. but do we have an issue in our justice system where we're keeping people locked up too long? >> of course we do. we have 2.5 million people in prison. that's way too many. i think we have an equal justice questions here. being locked up before she was convicted of any crime, miss anthony was treated like lots of other defendants. but what happened at trial was way different. in terms of equal justice, there are a lot of people terms of eql justice. there are lots of african-americans on death low convicted with way less evidence offered against miss anthony. so in terms of equal justice, we would wish that all of those defendants had access to a great lawyer. >> that's right. >> but this is an issue that is coming up with a lot of african-americans upset by the focus on this and saying, you know what, this is -- she'
that is common throughout the united states. >> i understand that it is common. but -- and this is sort of -- you hope that you get a lesson out of something, even something as, you know, not everybody believes this is the pressing matter of the day. but do we have an issue in our justice system where we're keeping people locked up too long? >> of course we do. we have 2.5 million people in prison. that's way too many. i think we have an equal justice questions here. being locked up...
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. >> just remember, this is the united states of america. we write 80 million checks a month. there are millions and millions of americans that depend on those checks coming on time. >> and that's just at the treasury department. the overall number of government checks and electronic payments issued each month is actually much higher. nearly 212 million. >> they include the bills to contractors, small businesses, big businesses, that do work with the government, the people who manufacture the ammunition that we send to our troops. in afghanistan. >> and that's not all. take a look at the government checks and electronic payments that went out in the month of june. medicare claims are at the top of the list. they accounted for 100 million checks, 70 million of those to doctors, the rest to other providers, like hospitals and labs. second on the list, the category that you're hearing most about, more than 56 million social security payments were made in june. also in the top five, more than 6 million checks and payments to active duty and retired defense personnel. there's worry
. >> just remember, this is the united states of america. we write 80 million checks a month. there are millions and millions of americans that depend on those checks coming on time. >> and that's just at the treasury department. the overall number of government checks and electronic payments issued each month is actually much higher. nearly 212 million. >> they include the bills to contractors, small businesses, big businesses, that do work with the government, the people who...
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. >> with uncertainty over whether the debt limit here in the united states will be raised, it's also made businesses hesitant to invest more aggressively. we have to rein in our deficits and government live within its means while still making investments to put people to work. >> let's start with the white house and nbc's mike viqueira. we heard the spin. what's coming next? >> reporter: it's a dispiriting end heading into a critical weekend with prospects of any agreement on the debt ceiling deal, matt. they're going to meet sunday. you know the story. the president met with the congressional leadership at the white house yesterday. he told the staff to get together, come back on sunday with their bottom line. we understand that meeting is not going to be taking place until 6:00 sunday night. and to a large extent here, today, matt, on both sides of pennsylvania avenue, tampering down expectations. the speaker, john boehner saying in the same press conference that nothing is imminent, a deal is not imminent. one thing that went on notice that john boehner said, he's buying into the
. >> with uncertainty over whether the debt limit here in the united states will be raised, it's also made businesses hesitant to invest more aggressively. we have to rein in our deficits and government live within its means while still making investments to put people to work. >> let's start with the white house and nbc's mike viqueira. we heard the spin. what's coming next? >> reporter: it's a dispiriting end heading into a critical weekend with prospects of any agreement on...
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it mentions a number of bloggers and spokes people in the united states who have been very critical of the islamic threat and have been accused of islamaphobia. we have to be careful because a lot of this is legitimate political speech. one of them, robert spencer, speaks at gatherings of conservative groups in the united states, has been welcomed with them, and does not endorse violence against anything like what we saw from the norwegian suspect, and those bloggers, mr. spencer, and pam gellar, another one quoted in the norwegian suspect's manifesto, fired back on their blogs in the last day saying, look, you cannot associate us with this sort of violence. >> all right. michael, more to come. thank you so much. >> thank you, chris. >>> also results are expected later today on grammy award winner amy winehouse. meantime, a makeshift memorial has spring up outside her london home where she was found dead on saturday. >> i can't tell you what this means to us. it really is making this a lot easier for us. >> that was her dad just this morning. amy's parents have spoken publicly in the p
it mentions a number of bloggers and spokes people in the united states who have been very critical of the islamic threat and have been accused of islamaphobia. we have to be careful because a lot of this is legitimate political speech. one of them, robert spencer, speaks at gatherings of conservative groups in the united states, has been welcomed with them, and does not endorse violence against anything like what we saw from the norwegian suspect, and those bloggers, mr. spencer, and pam...
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so that is the situation, and that plan will go nowhere in the united states senate, and as you heard chris van hollen say, they don't want a judicial branch to dictate the budget, and not to mention before a debt ceiling can be raised in the second go around, they have to go to the states, and the possibility of trying to see a balanced budget amendment go through state legislatures, and that could be further contingent on the debt ceiling increase has a lot of folks on the democratic side thinking it is unreasonable. >> luke, at this time yesterday, you and i thought that they probably had somewhere around the 216. do you think that they have those votes now? >> absolutely. >> you are confident? >> yes, 110%, they will get 216 tonight. if john boehner cannot get 26 tonight, then his whole house gop conference is non-existent, and you would see some sort of insurrection there amongst somebody else. he has to get this done in order to keep the hand on the spe speakership. >> and now over to mike viqueira, because the president's involvement in this white has waxed and waned. and he ha
so that is the situation, and that plan will go nowhere in the united states senate, and as you heard chris van hollen say, they don't want a judicial branch to dictate the budget, and not to mention before a debt ceiling can be raised in the second go around, they have to go to the states, and the possibility of trying to see a balanced budget amendment go through state legislatures, and that could be further contingent on the debt ceiling increase has a lot of folks on the democratic side...
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just how bad off are we, the united states, when it comes to the nation's debt? team co-has some ideas. >> our government is days away from being broke. congress's latest plan is to see how much cash they can get for john mccain on antique road show. >> they excellently crossed the border into mirk? did you hear about that? think about it. things have got son bad in this country that people are only crossing the border now by accident. >>> according to a recent survey, this year kids are receiving an average of 40 cents less under their pillows from the tooth fairy. the economy is so bad even make-bee believe people are feeling the pinch. >> all right. let's go to meteorologist lex draw steel live from atlanta. alexandra is watching tropical storm don. >> good morning. it's the fourth named storm of the season. so let's show you where it is. getting better organize. right now winds at 50 miles per hour. you can see we are seeing gusts to 65 miles per hour. it is moving west-northwest moving at 13 miles per hour. here's what we're going to seem again, you heard al
just how bad off are we, the united states, when it comes to the nation's debt? team co-has some ideas. >> our government is days away from being broke. congress's latest plan is to see how much cash they can get for john mccain on antique road show. >> they excellently crossed the border into mirk? did you hear about that? think about it. things have got son bad in this country that people are only crossing the border now by accident. >>> according to a recent survey, this...
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where we can settle things through a political or democratic process as we do in europe and the united states. this is someone who's at war with islam, and if you read his manifesto, there is no such thing as a good muslim or a moderate muslim and that is why this is so horrendous. >> what are we to make of the knight's templar group he writes about in his 1,500 manifesto? >> if it in fact exists. it's a small cell from places like england, the netherlands, russia, france, who -- who involve people who not only are religious but people who are agnostic and atheist. it's a fear of islam. what i think is so interesting that he uses terminology that comes from the late crusades. this is a person whose goal is to be involved in a pushback religious war, and he bases the names and the dates right back to the crusades. he was very scary. >> apparently strongly influenced by right wing bloggers here in america, even plaguerizing the unabomber ted kaczynski and his actions compared to timothy mcveigh. influenced by radical american thinks. there's been discussion, you know, about whether these
where we can settle things through a political or democratic process as we do in europe and the united states. this is someone who's at war with islam, and if you read his manifesto, there is no such thing as a good muslim or a moderate muslim and that is why this is so horrendous. >> what are we to make of the knight's templar group he writes about in his 1,500 manifesto? >> if it in fact exists. it's a small cell from places like england, the netherlands, russia, france, who --...
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they are smuggling hardcore drugs in the united states . one agent said if they get through here they will scattered across the country in hours. >> it is much more difficult to detect. this is an example much this came in this morning, 14 pounds of mexican tar heroin out of the drive shaft. >> they deprabed a quarter of a million in hardcore drugs including methamphatamines in a car battery and more found in the lining of the suv it is part of the disturbing trin in agents seeing more cocane smuggled. we have to make sure we are throwing up every barrier without choking off the no of legitimate travel. >> on any given day 40,000 cars come through and roughly 90,000 people. try to figure out which drive train may have black tar heroin stuffed inside. the task seems impossible. >> the ruls of increased hardcore smuggling and means more heroin and meth, wide low available on the street. >> there are more seizures of the harder drugs coming from mexico and affects of what that mean for law enforcement and the challenges we face. >> the quarter
they are smuggling hardcore drugs in the united states . one agent said if they get through here they will scattered across the country in hours. >> it is much more difficult to detect. this is an example much this came in this morning, 14 pounds of mexican tar heroin out of the drive shaft. >> they deprabed a quarter of a million in hardcore drugs including methamphatamines in a car battery and more found in the lining of the suv it is part of the disturbing trin in agents seeing...
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sunday's new york times is reporting that the united states could suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to pakistan. unless that nations pursues militant groups more aggressively. on his first visit to afghanistan as secretary of defense leon panetta said yesterday that the defeat of al qaeda is within reach. panetta says eliminating as few as ten of the terrorists' top figures could cripple its ability to strike. citizens of the world's newest nation, the republic of south sudan celebrated their independence yesterday. the u.s. delegation to the festivities included former secretary of state colin powell who helped broker the end of sudan's civil war in 2005. the search for seven missing americans goes on this morning off the coast of baja california. they were on a boat that capsized last week in the sea of cortez. the mexican navy says the men may be on one of the area's barrier islands. in sports, the wait is over. more than 50,000 fans in new york's yankee stadium enjoyed an "i was there" moment yesterday when derek jeter stroked his,000th career hit. >> announcer: deep to l
sunday's new york times is reporting that the united states could suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to pakistan. unless that nations pursues militant groups more aggressively. on his first visit to afghanistan as secretary of defense leon panetta said yesterday that the defeat of al qaeda is within reach. panetta says eliminating as few as ten of the terrorists' top figures could cripple its ability to strike. citizens of the world's newest nation, the republic of south sudan...
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american families who lose a loved one in a war zone get a letter of condolence from the president of the united states. but there are a few who are denied that honor. among them, families of troops who commit suicide. we first reported this last week and tonight we have learned that the white house is changing its policy. elaine quijano brings us up to date with the father who led the fight to change the rules. >> i had many doubts. many, many doubts but we're very pleased. >> reporter: last week, greg keesling got the call from the white house he'd waited nearly two years to receive. he learned his family's long wait for acknowledgment from the commander-in-chief was almost over. >> o'neil, my oldest son, came down, and we had a hug and it was very emotional, and "dad, it's going to happen." and that was very good moment that this has been worth it. >> reporter: since the suicide of keesling's son, 25-year-old army specialist chance keesling in iraq, greg and his wife janet have fought to receive a condolence letter. >> i miss you, chance. i do. >> reporter: writing to the president and asking
american families who lose a loved one in a war zone get a letter of condolence from the president of the united states. but there are a few who are denied that honor. among them, families of troops who commit suicide. we first reported this last week and tonight we have learned that the white house is changing its policy. elaine quijano brings us up to date with the father who led the fight to change the rules. >> i had many doubts. many, many doubts but we're very pleased. >>...
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four days left to solve this dire, political crisis, many are asking, where is the president of the united states? i'll ask his cheef of staff, bill daley in an exclusive interview. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're looking at live pictures right now in the house floor, where just moments from now a vote is scheduled on republican house speaker john boehner's plan to avoid unprecedented default. but the bill which needs 216 votes to pass is facing fierce new backlash inside the party. if it does pass, it immediately goes to the senate for a vote where harry reid essentially says it's dead on arrival. meanwhile, ceos at the biggest banks have their own warnings. fix this now or there will be grave, in their words, consequences for all of us. kate bolduan is standing by live on capitol hill with the latest. that vote getting ready pretty soon, right? >> reporter: pretty soon. house republican leaders have been working hard all day loin to secure the votes they need to pass. house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling bill. a a sign of how close this vote might actually b
four days left to solve this dire, political crisis, many are asking, where is the president of the united states? i'll ask his cheef of staff, bill daley in an exclusive interview. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're looking at live pictures right now in the house floor, where just moments from now a vote is scheduled on republican house speaker john boehner's plan to avoid unprecedented default. but the bill which needs 216 votes to pass is facing fierce new...
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and you are protected as a citizen of the united states. but the minute you tell them privately that you view them as their spiritual spouses, the state comes in and prosecutes you. >> reporter: the law banning polygamy dates back to a supreme court decision in 1879. the court said i imay be a religious practice, but it doesn't deserve constitutional protection any more than human sacrifice, which they considered to be comparable. but this is the same court that banned interracial marriage. so, should polygamy be reconsidered, too? if you've got a case where you have all consenting adults and nobody's being hurt, what's wrong with that? >> i don't care what these people are telling you. there's not a single polygamist family out there that the women are truly happy inside. >> reporter: critics say there is plenty of evidence that polygamy fosters abuse. remember those allegations of children forced to marry older men in that mormon splinter group? the brown's attorney says there is no abuse in this family. and he challenges everyone to join
and you are protected as a citizen of the united states. but the minute you tell them privately that you view them as their spiritual spouses, the state comes in and prosecutes you. >> reporter: the law banning polygamy dates back to a supreme court decision in 1879. the court said i imay be a religious practice, but it doesn't deserve constitutional protection any more than human sacrifice, which they considered to be comparable. but this is the same court that banned interracial...
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a united nations treaty would not allow the u.s. or any other country to claim the moon as its territory. >> this is a very schematic diorama of what the apalo 11 site would have looked like. >> reporter: the smithsonian curator says the flags planted by all the crews of the apollo missions that landed on the moon were goo will gestures to the world. >> by and large the symbol was very much understood for what it was, a symbol of pride but also a symbol of humanitarian accomplishment. >> reporter: but, as tom moser knows, it was also a politically sensitive symbol. an engineer on the nasa team that designed the first floog go to the moon, moser was told to keep it hush-hush. >> it was not a military department of defense secret, it was just politically we didn't want the word out before the event happened. >> reporter: from the beginning there were technical problems. the apollo 11 astronauts had difficulty getting the pole deep enough into the lunar soil, and they had trouble extending the full apparatus designed to keep the flag u
a united nations treaty would not allow the u.s. or any other country to claim the moon as its territory. >> this is a very schematic diorama of what the apalo 11 site would have looked like. >> reporter: the smithsonian curator says the flags planted by all the crews of the apollo missions that landed on the moon were goo will gestures to the world. >> by and large the symbol was very much understood for what it was, a symbol of pride but also a symbol of humanitarian...
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it will not destroy the faith and credit of the united states. the deal that could be struck in order for the nation not to default could lead to downgrade by standard and poor's or moody's. they have been clear since really the beginning of the year saying if a long-term deal is not agreed to, s&p says if this does not lead to $4 trillion in cuts, it will lead to a negative outlook on the credit rating or a downgrade. if we downgrade from aaa which is the highest grade you can get to aa, estimates show it could mean 1 million jobs lost in the american economy. >> jonathan, thanks. great piece in the post. >>> can the american dream be saved? tea partiers are fighting for their version, but there is a better way forward for all americans. >>> sad news about the u.s. ski champion jarrett peterson called 911 before shooting himself in a car monday night in a car. peterson suffered from depression and alcoholism. he was probably remembered for his signature jump called the hurricane involving twists and turns while 50 feet in the air. he won a silve
it will not destroy the faith and credit of the united states. the deal that could be struck in order for the nation not to default could lead to downgrade by standard and poor's or moody's. they have been clear since really the beginning of the year saying if a long-term deal is not agreed to, s&p says if this does not lead to $4 trillion in cuts, it will lead to a negative outlook on the credit rating or a downgrade. if we downgrade from aaa which is the highest grade you can get to aa,...
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they would write that into the united states constitution under their proposal it would be easier to cut medicare than it would be to cut subsidies for oil and gas companies. you have a majority vote to cut medicare and create special interest loopholes. you need two thirds to close tax breaks. that is an antimajorrity provision. framerwould be turning in their graves if this passed. >> chris: what are the chances this will become law? >> if you don't do this, the united states will default on its debt. >> chris: i want to give you a chance to respond. as we said, this are just 16 days left before we hit in august 2 deadline. even if cut, cap and balance is as good as you say it is, should we be spending precious time what outside observers say is not going to become law? >> of course, we should. this is something that fixes the problem. we have to do big bold things or we are headed for a debt crisis. to call balancing the budget dangerous is unbelievable. >> that is not what i did, jim, i said your version of that. >> mr. president, put a plan on the table. democrats put a plan on
they would write that into the united states constitution under their proposal it would be easier to cut medicare than it would be to cut subsidies for oil and gas companies. you have a majority vote to cut medicare and create special interest loopholes. you need two thirds to close tax breaks. that is an antimajorrity provision. framerwould be turning in their graves if this passed. >> chris: what are the chances this will become law? >> if you don't do this, the united states will...
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. >> and you can smoke in your own home and you can smoke in a multiple unit housing unit, you can smoke in your own unit as long as the front door is closed. >> the owner here says he has hired legal help to try to keep the hookahs. loyal patrons here are grateful. the department of health says that the city is committed to try to help hookah businesses find a compromise, a patio, perhaps. >>> in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> if they find the patio, it will be nice to be out there with your hook kau. >> the clouds are all the way into the valley this morning. the depth about 3,000 feet. emeryville, the sun up at six. it will take time for the clouds to scatter out. i'll talk about the cooler day of the weekend and the week ahead next. >> all right, lisa. also next, home away from home. tim lincecum had run support with thousands of giants fans giving their support in san diego. we have the highlights coming up on this morning's sports. ♪ [ kara ] over three thousand entered, ♪ ten were named semi-finalists, ♪ five made it to times square, ♪ one rose above the re
. >> and you can smoke in your own home and you can smoke in a multiple unit housing unit, you can smoke in your own unit as long as the front door is closed. >> the owner here says he has hired legal help to try to keep the hookahs. loyal patrons here are grateful. the department of health says that the city is committed to try to help hookah businesses find a compromise, a patio, perhaps. >>> in san francisco, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> if they find the patio,...
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charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >>> a much-anticipated film will open here in the united states next friday. unlike the previous ones, this one is 3d. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is friday, july 8th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad you're with us. angie goff will be back with traffic in a moment. anny hong is
charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >>> a much-anticipated film will open here in the united states next friday. unlike the previous ones, this one is 3d. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is friday, july 8th. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad you're with us. angie goff will be back with traffic in a moment. anny hong is
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comes out of the house, president obama has issued a veto threat and as well there's a stonewall in the united states senate. >> luke russert on capitol hill, thank you. we are waiting a briefing from the white house that's expected to get started very shortly. we're seeing the podium there. jay carner is expected to talk as well as president obama making an appearance. our kristen welker is at white house. it's just going to be jay carney, sorry about that. jay carney speaking today. kristen, you're at the white house, but explain what we should expect when it comes to so much of the rhetoric on the democratic side about whether or not the president should be using the 14th amendment. >> reporter: hi there, thomas. well, you know, that's been an idea bandied back and forth for a couple of weeks now. white house officials just this morning pushing back against that option. they say they just don't think it's a viable option. president obama himself addressed it the end of last week during a town hall meeting when he said he'd actually consulted his counsel about this, and they just don't think
comes out of the house, president obama has issued a veto threat and as well there's a stonewall in the united states senate. >> luke russert on capitol hill, thank you. we are waiting a briefing from the white house that's expected to get started very shortly. we're seeing the podium there. jay carner is expected to talk as well as president obama making an appearance. our kristen welker is at white house. it's just going to be jay carney, sorry about that. jay carney speaking today....
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the united states canceled or suspended $800 million in military aid to pakistan, about one-third the annual total according to administration officials. relations between the two countries have been strained especially after the u.s. raid that kill add bin laden. only a short distance from pakistan's leading military academy. the might of those trying to survive the drought hit horn of africa is far outstripping the ability of anyone to help. u.n.'s chief refugee official said today the crisis in somalia alone is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. to give an idea of the scale he was visiting a refugee camp the size of cleveland. tony guida has more. >> reporter: look into this child's eyes. he knows something you and i will never know, how it feels to be desperately hungry. there are many children like him in this hospital in mogadishu, malnourished children, some close to death, all refugees from the drought and violence destroying somalia. >> if you are a hungry person, somebody once told me it feels as if there is bleach in your belly. it hurts so much. >> bettina luesc
the united states canceled or suspended $800 million in military aid to pakistan, about one-third the annual total according to administration officials. relations between the two countries have been strained especially after the u.s. raid that kill add bin laden. only a short distance from pakistan's leading military academy. the might of those trying to survive the drought hit horn of africa is far outstripping the ability of anyone to help. u.n.'s chief refugee official said today the crisis...
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states house of representatives and the united states senate. now i don't know where the newly appointed protectors of medicare were at the time. it was the middle of the summer. they might have all been at baseball games. but the president didn't hear from one of them. not from one of them. what barack obama has heard from so many about betraying their trust. by discussing medicare cuts. you know the rest of this story. this bill passed. medicare continued to be the best government-run health insurance program in the world. the biggest tax increase in history did not cripple the economy, as every republican insisted that it would. bill clinton took ownership of the economy with this bill. and the economy soared to new heights, especially for the rich, the very rich, the super rich, the ultrarich. they all got richer and richer and richer. living under that horrible clinton 39% top income tax bracket. but i digress. the debt ceiling in this bill, which we slipped in here on page 254, where we wanted it to be, pretty hard to find. in fact, it was
states house of representatives and the united states senate. now i don't know where the newly appointed protectors of medicare were at the time. it was the middle of the summer. they might have all been at baseball games. but the president didn't hear from one of them. not from one of them. what barack obama has heard from so many about betraying their trust. by discussing medicare cuts. you know the rest of this story. this bill passed. medicare continued to be the best government-run health...
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. >> now, according to nbc's political unit, the three options under consideration at this moment, first off, a small approach. that includes a trillion in cuts and a short-term deal. then there's a second opportunity, a medium sized deal that cuts $2.5 million. the third option here, the deal with a $4 trillion deficit reduction. those are the three options that we understand that are out there right now. kristen welker is at the white house. what is the white house saying about the reports i was just mentioning that social security, medicare and medicaid could be on the table here? >> reporter: well, white house press secretary jay carney just released a statement a short time ago saying there is no news. the white house's stance is essentially the president has long said he would support small cuts to those entitlement programs that you mentioned, to social security, medicare and medicaid, as long as it didn't include an overhaul of those entitlement programs. the white house is saying look, there's really nothing new here, we would be open to some small changes that would make those
. >> now, according to nbc's political unit, the three options under consideration at this moment, first off, a small approach. that includes a trillion in cuts and a short-term deal. then there's a second opportunity, a medium sized deal that cuts $2.5 million. the third option here, the deal with a $4 trillion deficit reduction. those are the three options that we understand that are out there right now. kristen welker is at the white house. what is the white house saying about the...
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europe along with uncertainty over whether the debt limit here in the united states will be raised have also made businesses hesitant to invest more aggressively. >> house speaker john boehner was quick to respond. >> i think that i would describe it as dire. and we have three really big problems. we have a spending problem. we have a debt problem. and we have a jobs problem. >> wall street's reaction to all of this a sea of red there. you see the dow down 103 points, and the s&p down as well as the nasdaq. joining me is washington post columnist ezra klein who is also an msnbc contributor, and ezra, thank you for your time, and let's look at the big picture here, because this big number here, you can use the words disappointing and abysmal, and unsettling, and that is not good news for the obama administration, and what do you say? >> i use stronger words than that terrible. it is larger than the obama administration, because we see that the economy is not recovering. since march, we have added 540,000 people, and that is not a slow recovery, but the opposite of recovery, backsliding.
europe along with uncertainty over whether the debt limit here in the united states will be raised have also made businesses hesitant to invest more aggressively. >> house speaker john boehner was quick to respond. >> i think that i would describe it as dire. and we have three really big problems. we have a spending problem. we have a debt problem. and we have a jobs problem. >> wall street's reaction to all of this a sea of red there. you see the dow down 103 points, and the...
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business community is united and wall street is united and economists on the left and the right are reunite and ron paul has written an op-ed saying he expects it to lead to i here interest rates. and two impacts if we default, and one is market confidence which could raise rates by itself and the second is to pay bills and we borrow so much right now it is possible to pay the bills without money for very long. >> and last but not least, if the this debate is about getting americans back to work. >> that is right. both parties love to talk about jobs. they still do it all of the time, because they know that is what americans want to hear, and the problem is that this debate is not about jobs, especially in the short-term. in the short-term, all of the plans scored so far are going to reduce slightly gdp which reduces generally employment, and there is a long-range benefit of solving the fiscal plan, but nothing short-term. the idea has been floated of the short-term tax stimulus in the bill, but it is not a priority, ap when you hear both sides talking about the jobs, there is not the vehic
business community is united and wall street is united and economists on the left and the right are reunite and ron paul has written an op-ed saying he expects it to lead to i here interest rates. and two impacts if we default, and one is market confidence which could raise rates by itself and the second is to pay bills and we borrow so much right now it is possible to pay the bills without money for very long. >> and last but not least, if the this debate is about getting americans back...
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we must ensure that the united states of america can pay its bills. to pay the bills that have already been wrung up by previous congresses. i think in the end, the members of the house and senate will take actions to make that happen. >> as i mentioned, let's take a look at the big drop on wall street today. the dow closing down 198 points. about 1.5%. the nasdaq slipped 2.6%. the s&p 2%. another drop on wall street. mounting debt crisis could end up lowering the country's signature credit rating for the first time in decades. ahead, we'll lay out the severe consequences of such a move and why some say politicians here in washington are right now playing with fire. and not everyone thinks the country is approaching armageddon. why some lawmakers in congress are taking a hard line on raising the debt ceiling. stay with us. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same t
we must ensure that the united states of america can pay its bills. to pay the bills that have already been wrung up by previous congresses. i think in the end, the members of the house and senate will take actions to make that happen. >> as i mentioned, let's take a look at the big drop on wall street today. the dow closing down 198 points. about 1.5%. the nasdaq slipped 2.6%. the s&p 2%. another drop on wall street. mounting debt crisis could end up lowering the country's signature...
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the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal workers union. ♪ but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i...